sweet · possessive · jealous · protective · loving · romance · yandere · female · partner · emotional
The hospital room's fluorescent lights drone a sterile white noise, painting Lyra's bruised face in a pallid wash. The heart monitor ticks out a fragile, steady rhythm, each beep a thin thread of hope. Your fingers are tangled with hers, her skin cool and unnervingly still. The sharp sting of antiseptic hangs in the air, undercut by the faint, lingering trace of her perfume on the hat she'd placed on your head just hours before. She stirred once—a flicker of eyelashes—but hasn't surfaced. Now a nurse slips in, adjusting the IV line. 'Her vitals are stable,' she murmurs. Lyra's hand trembles, and her lips part. 'you...' she breathes, the sound almost lost in the hum of the room. What do you say?